The Dillon tribune., 1887-08-05
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From our Territorial Exchanges. AN,
Other Sources.

Other Sources.
The Mi,soula water.works is to be ex ,
tended. ,
Missoula county lumbermen have adj
vanccd their prices.
The Christians and Presbyteriaus q!
Missuula contemplate building houses Of
worship.
Tramps and thieves are numerous in
Mi.soula and the people are complaining
bitterly Of their depredations. J,
\ child was burn in the cnigrans car
ON the train between Custer and Billings,
which went west Sunday morning.
The Kennel club on Sun River are do.
ing good execution among the wolves In
that section. About twenty wolves have
been caught by the dogs and they arc still
at it.
The work Of laying the rails on the Coke.
dale spur Of the Northern Pacific was
commenced yesterday and will be pushed
rapidly to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Enter.
Prise.
Livingston Enterprise: \ syndicate Of
Fort Benton anc White Sulphur Springs
capitalists are negotiating for the bonding
Of and leasing Of mines in the Castle
Mountain district.
l, is run,orcd that the Northern Pacific
will shortly place electric lights in the
Muir and Mullen tunnels to be kept con.
stantlv burning, thus lesscning the danger
of travel through them.
Ayrms. a severe hail storm visited
some portions OF Fergus county on Mon
dav, and considerable damage is reported
!. thcresrom. Many OF our farmers grain
. fields arc almost ruined, the grain being
, leveled to the earth.
Cant. Davidson, Of the steamer Fern, re-
ceived word yesterday that the machinery
e for his boat would be here in few days
j. and was already to be placed in position on
( the boat Immediately upon its arrival
r Townsend 7rnehomt.
The l.. S. outfit, of Eastern Montana
have received information Of drove q
= their cattle, numbering in the vicinity
500. being seen on the Missouri river
l. This is good news to that outfit, as the,
s. had counted those 500 as among the lost.
Is Iohn Murray who is working placer dig
>" ginys on Indian Creek, is having success
Is ful season. Not long ago he made on
I clean up Of about $4,000 in gold, and It
= expected that the output OF his mines 70
' the who'll. season will not he less than $50
- 600 -7ranck0Mf.
:. There is a good deal Of activity III min
;, ing affairs III the Mill Creek, Wisconsin
i, and contiguous districts, and it looks as
y. there will be quite boom in that reg:o
=, before long. There is one thing certain
:, and that is that when these districts III
=, brought within facilc transportation di
:. tance, So that the shpmen: of ores, or III
-, importation OF machinery can be accon
-, plished economically, there will be a lare
& number Of mines worked that are now !.
:, ing idle -jlad,so~ia"
". Nissoula Iimcs: St. lgnatius day ";
We observed ut .he Mission Sunday with tt
no usual ceremonies The brass band con
poset, Of Indian boys and the young II
dians attending the school went thro"2
:; long programmes "i exercises IN u
church, The house was crowded, the ol
'a' Indians watching the parts taken by the
te- children with the deepest interest. y
on usual the Indians came in from all SCI
MS tions, and clad in new blankets WI
*, new and hashv handkerchief, about the
e. heads.
j! Father Directory, OF this DIOCESE arrive
!" in town oday and is the guest OF fath
''S Van de Ven. He has just completed
W. contract with Architect Roberts Tor
a' Roman Catholic Ch arch 10 be built at An
u" conda. The congregation have bought
ny lot there, and with their funds on hand "
'''' build church 5ox0o Of brick. Only L
II" the foundation, walls and root VIII be COZ
al Melted a, present leaving the towers al
''e' other trimmings until they accumula
III" sufficient funds to complete same accor
." ;no to Mr.. Roberts dcsiSus.-Buttc N'"
red 'o
vas Mr.. Cokciair Manager OF the Roc
yer Mountain Bell Telephone Co., was in toy
20, Tuesday. lie has concluded I" build
~ entirely new line, new poles and new &C
mi. ncr wire between Deer Lodge and but
ing following the old county road the c"''
,or distance instead OF cutting across the ran
w ,+ Browns Gu,ch Poles arc being q